Britt Kennerly: Celebrity voices carry farther, sound off louder

11:47 PM,
Sep. 2, 2013

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Britt Kennerly
| FLORIDA TODAY Column SIG

Until I started covering issues of aging for FLORIDA TODAY, I didn't read AARP bulletins and more Medicare information than you can shake a supplemental policy at.

I admit: As a "mid-boom" boomer, it's a little weird when some of the older people being talked about by AARP, or interviewed for stories on senior life, are folks I grew up watching on TV or in movies. Or voted for. Or listened to in concert.

And yet, it's exhilarating and comforting, seeing familiar faces in a forum that can and does change lives. ...